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Sweet Champion

Candy Kingdom's annual Sweet Contest is about to start, and Miss Toffee has finally made up her mind and signed up for the first time.

She didn't participate in many previous competitions, not because she was not confident in her sweet strength, but because the rules of the competition were too peculiar.

There is no fixed judge for this competition, and according to the rules of the competition, each contestant needs to bring their own exclusive judge.

The residents of the Candy Kingdom have the special ability to touch each other (and under the premise of the other party's permission) to perceive their sweetness value, during the official competition, only need to touch the contestants by the judges, and then report the sensing value to the competition organizing committee, the player with the highest sensing value can get the supreme glory of the Candy Kingdom and become the champion of this competition.

Don't worry about who will cheat and lie, the sweets can't lie when it comes to proximity.

But if there is anything unreasonable about the selection rules, of course, there is, that it is very unfriendly to single dogs.

Because when the judges touch the contestants, the sweetness value they perceive in their hearts is not only the sweetness of the other party itself, but also the sweetness of the relationship between the two people, that is to say, if the contestant and the judges themselves are a couple, the sweeter the relationship between the two, the more advantageous they will be in the competition.

There is no doubt about this, take a look at the champions of the past years, most of them are couples with the judges.

The single candies have been protesting against this, but the organizing committee of the competition has always adhered to the ancient principle that "the sweet taste of candy can never be separated from the mood of the candy eater itself", and resolutely refused to modify the rules of the competition, which also led to the fact that today's competition is almost like a show of affection competition, almost blinding the eyes of single dogs.

Because of this, even if Miss Toffee is very confident in her own sweetness strength, she can't stand the fact that she has never been in a serious relationship, and she has never found a suitable exclusive judge, so she can't sign up for the competition.

So did she find a love partner as an exclusive judge this year?

Not really.

Miss Toffee's partner on the judges is Mr. Chocolate, an old friend she has known for many years, a gentle and a little shy gentleman. Hearing that Miss Toffee wanted to find a partner to compete, Mr. Chocolate suddenly blushed: "Isn't that a competition that couples can only win if they participate......

"Don't worry, there have been examples of single candies winning championships before, and I've worked hard to accumulate my sweetness over the years, don't you still believe in my strength?" The hearty Miss Toffee interrupted Mr. Chocolate and patted him on the shoulder with confidence, "And I don't believe that our friendship over the years will be no better than that of those lovers!" ”

"That'...... All right. Mr. Chocolate agreed to the competition, and his feelings were a little complicated.

In fact, he has been secretly in love with Miss Toffee all these years, but he can't muster up the courage to confess. He was afraid that if the other party didn't accept it, then even ordinary friends wouldn't be able to do it.

When he first heard that Miss Toffee was looking for his partner to compete, Mr. Chocolain was filled with great hope, wondering if she was hinting at wanting to be a lover with him.

In fact, he almost confessed his heart to Miss Toffee on the spur of the moment.

But Miss Toffee also said that the friendship between the two was "deep friendship", which directly sentenced Mr. Chocolate's thoughts to death, and he could only swallow what he wanted to say.

Actually, Mr. Chocolate was originally quite sweet, but those words that were swallowed uncontrollably fermented a little sour.

Of course, Mr. Chocolate will not show this sadness, he knows that becoming the winner of the Sweet Contest has been Miss Toffee's dream for many years, and he has put in a lot of effort to win the competition over the years, and he is not willing to affect Miss Toffee's mood at this critical moment.

Hope you can make your dreams come true. Mr. Chocolate thought silently. I will always have your back.

Soon it was the day of the official competition, and Miss Toffee and Mr. Chocolate stood together in the preliminary competition, looking forward to it and apprehensive.

In the whole arena, it seems that only their candy relationship is just friends and not a couple.

At the moment when the organizing committee of the contest officially issued the competition order, the surrounding contestants and their respective partner judges hugged and kissed intimately - although the sweetness value of the candy can be sensed everywhere it touches, it is said that the sweetness value tasted by kissing is the most likely to explode.

Looking at the couples around her, even the smug Miss Toffee was a little embarrassed, she looked at Mr. Chocolate curtly: "Uh, then we ......"

On the contrary, Mr. Chocolate, who was always shy, was more calm, and he reached out and gently touched Miss Toffee's fingertips.

"That's it." He smiled and encouraged. "You have to believe you're sweet enough."

As it turned out, Mr. Chocoat was right, and even with a touch of his fingertips, the measured sweetness value was enough to beat the other opponents in the preliminary round.

In this way, the two candies passed all the way, defeated strong opponents from all walks of life, and finally reached the finals.

Standing on the final stage, looking at the countless spectators around her, Miss Toffee blushed with excitement and smiled happily at Mr. Chocolate: "I have never been so close to my dream, I couldn't do it without you, thank you so much!" ”

With that, she gave Mr. Chocolate a big hug.

Mr. Chocolate was a little overwhelmed by the sudden hug, and after a moment of confusion, he reached out and hugged Miss Toffee.

I'm so happy and proud of you. Mr. Chocolate thought silently. Even if we're just good friends forever......

At the moment when this thought arose, a huge sourness welled up in Mr. Chocolain's heart, and even the other sourness that had been accumulated for a long time also poured out, and together they became heavy and unbearable, mixed into a distinctly bitter taste.

It was precisely because of this bitterness that Miss Toffee's sweetness value in the final stage was lowered, and in the end she lost to Granny Maltose by a slight disadvantage, unfortunately lost.

Miss Toffee was devastated by this "one step away from the championship" failure, and after the game she sat on the edge of the road, holding her knees and crying.

This was the first time Mr. Chocolate had seen the strong Miss Toffee cry, and he stood by helplessly, not knowing how to comfort her.

It seems that no matter what you say, you have a weak heart and no position. After all, it was because he concealed those careful thoughts that led to Miss Toffee's failure, and Mr. Chocolatier's heart was full of guilt.

"I'm sorry." Mr. Chocolate whispered as he handed over the tissue.

"Why do you apologize?" Miss Toffee took the tissue and wiped away her tears, barely stopping her crying, "It's all because I don't have enough strength to lose the game, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"No, it's about me." Mr. Chocolate is almost crushed by the guilt in his heart, and he thinks that Miss Toffee has a right to know the truth, and he can't let her take the responsibility for her failure on his own.

He felt sorry for her and didn't want to see her so sad.

So Mr. Chocolate decides to confess to Miss Toffee why he lost the game, even if it reveals his heart.

"That's the way it is, I'm sorry, it's all because I like you that you lose......" Although Mr. Chocolate's voice is getting quieter and quieter, he doesn't plan to run away anymore, "but I hope you don't get me wrong, I'm sorry for hiding something from you, not for liking you." ”

At this point, Mr. Chocolate paused, forcing himself to look Miss Toffee in the eye, and there was a calm firmness in his tone: "Because we don't have to apologize for genuinely liking someone." ”

Miss Toffee looked at Mr. Chocolatier quietly and nodded after a long time: "Yes, no one should apologize for genuinely liking someone." ”

Mr. Chocolate's previous courage to confess suddenly slipped away, and at this moment, he could not say anything else but wait with trepidation for her to give a verdict on this sincere heart.

Unexpectedly, Miss Toffee actually laughed, and slapped Mr. Chocolate lightly while laughing: "You big stuffy melon, why didn't you confess to me earlier." ”

Mr. Chocolate looked confused.

It turns out that Miss Toffee has always had a crush on Mr. Chocolatier, but she is very free and brave in other things, but she is still timid in this one. Especially after her repeated (very unsuccessful) hints, the sluggish Mr. Chocolate did not respond clearly, and her worries were even more prevalent.

"I'm worried that you'll misunderstand and think that I want to win the game to find someone to fall in love with, and this kind of doubt can't be there in the first place, otherwise it may be very troublesome later." Miss Toffee explained, "So I thought I'd just drag you to the contest first, and when the contest was over, I could show you my heart openly, and whatever the outcome was, I would give myself an explanation." ”

Speaking of this, Miss Toffee smiled slyly: "Of course, I also have a little selfishness, that is, I hope you can perceive how sweet the relationship between us is during the competition, and it is best for me to win another championship to prove it, and then you can't deny it if you want to." ”

But she didn't expect that there would be an inexplicable bitter taste in the final, and it would be so strong and heavy.

This is the real reason for the devastation of Miss Toffee, she thinks that the friendship between herself and Mr. Chocolate is not as good as she thinks, and the relationship between the two is gone.

"No, because we all really like each other, so there will be bitterness." Mr. Chocolate looked at Miss Toffee seriously and took the initiative to take her hand, "It's really bitter to love without being able to." ”

Miss Toffee clenched Mr. Chocolatier with her backhand: "yes, but now I think it's sweet." ”

It's pure, not a little bitter and a little slimy sweet.

The two candies then approached each other and exchanged a kiss.

The sweetness of this kiss far exceeded the record of any previous competition in the Sweetness Contest, but unfortunately no one recorded it, and it was impossible to help Miss Toffee win the official championship.

But it doesn't matter, Miss Toffee doesn't care about this at all, and only has dear Mr. Chocolate in her eyes.

"The championship of the competition is only temporary." She smiled and leaned into Mr. Chocola's arms, "And you'll always be my sweet champion." ”

Source: Lin Duo

Two

Two very simple stories, let everyone see clearly what human nature is.

The first story,

During the famine years, a man, for his child and daughter-in-law, who was about to starve to death, killed another man in the same village and robbed him of his money.

Is this good or evil?

There is no single answer, it depends on which angle you look at.

If you look at it from the circle, his wife will be grateful, my husband killed someone for me and the child, he is the best husband in the world.

But if you look at it from the outside of the circle, the family who killed the man will think that he is the number one villain in the world.

The second story,

When this man was just full moon, he ate his mother's milk with his brother, and he would instinctively push his brother with his hands, in order to grab a little more milk.

However, when he grows up and sees his brother being bullied by others in the village, he will rush up and beat him up.

Does this mean that he is a good man or a wicked man?

Again, the answer is the same.

Draw a circle centered on this man. The center of the circle is yourself.

When he was breastfeeding when he was a child, his brother was his competitor, and at this time his brother was outside the circle, so he had to push his brother. This is good for himself and evil for his brother.

But when he grew up and fought, his brother became in his own circle, because the other party was a child of another family in the village, so he was outside the circle, and he had to help his brother.

Let's expand the circle a little more, if this village and another village grab land. The people who fought together yesterday were friends, they were in the circle, and they had to fight side by side against people in other villages.

Therefore, the so-called nature is good and sex is evil, but it is just a matter of looking at it from inside the circle or from outside the circle.

This is the centripetal force theory of Mr. Li Zongwu, a master of thick black studies, and the circle theory in Mr. Fei Xiaotong's "Rural China".

Man is born with no good or evil, only selfishness.

If he receives a better education, or if his family is rich, he can suppress this selfishness.

But if you don't get an education, you will become the so-called annoying person who is not accepted by everyone because he is too selfish.

To put it more extremely, a person born in the jungle, such as Tarzan.

The first time he saw a full-grown and gorgeous woman, he would definitely pounce on it like an orangutan and do whatever he wanted.

It is not advisable to simply describe this behavior as good or ugly, it is just a selfish nature.

Each of us draws a circle for ourselves from the day we are born, big or small. It is inevitable to be influenced by the distance and proximity of various people in the circle to make choices.

People who can look from outside the circle everywhere are extraordinary people.

Liu Bei threw a fight angrily for Zhao Yun, indicating that he drew Zhao Yun in the circle and put his own flesh and blood outside the circle, Zhao Yun was of course grateful and repaid with his life.

If a person does not have a circle in his eyes, he is a saint.

It's Confucius, a great man like Lao Tzu,

Be able to establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations. Such a person can break free from his own shackles and do great things.

Let's talk about today's bizarre society from the circle.

In the past, in the countryside, everyone had a big circle.

There are all kinds of relatives of yours not to mention, as well as distant relatives, clan relatives, and bare-ass dolls who play together to the big one. The circle is big and there are a lot of people.

So you have a lot of feelings, and when you encounter something, you must consider whether the seven aunts and eight aunts are satisfied. The law was diluted by the big circle and became second.

And family affection is magnified and becomes the most important. Because the villages rely on each other and help each other.

This is the so-called society of moral governance, that is, a feudal society.

But as the urbanization rate increases, your circle becomes smaller.

You meet different people every day.

Although your parents still have some old relatives in their hometown, they see each other once a year at most.

So the family affection is diluted.

Your circle has become smaller, and this society has become a structure of countless small families that have been shredded against one government.

Therefore, the law is greater than morality, and this is a society governed by the rule of law.

Source: Zhihu

Author: Zhao Catch Goose